A drying appliance includes a cabinet with a processing chamber operably disposed therein. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path. The airflow path includes the processing chamber. A condensing airflow path has an inlet positioned within a front panel of the cabinet and an outlet positioned within a bottom panel of the cabinet. A condensing blower moves condensing air from the inlet to the outlet. An airflow seal extends downward from a front edge of the cabinet. The airflow seal separates a low-pressure region proximate the inlet from a high-pressure region proximate the outlet to block convection between the outlet and the inlet.
A method of forming a vacuum insulated structure includes providing a structural envelope an insulating cavity defined within the structural envelope. An expanding device is attached to opposing outer walls of the structural envelope and the interior cavity is expanded by pulling the opposing outer walls away from one another to define an expanded state. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity to occupy substantially all of the insulating cavity in the expanded state. Gas is expressed from the insulating cavity to collapse the structural envelope to a final state and a final interior volume that is less than the expanded interior volume. The final state of the structural envelope defines a densified state of the insulating material within the insulating cavity. The vacuum port is then closed to hermetically seal the insulating cavity.
A bottle support configured to interact with a shelf includes a brace, hooks, and resilient clips. The brace defines a notch configured to engage bottles disposed on the shelf. The hooks extend from the brace and are configured to engage an upper region of the shelf such that bottle holder slidably engages the shelf. The resilient clips extend downward from the hooks and are configured to snap onto a lower region of the shelf to connect the brace to the shelf. The engagement between the hooks and the shelf is configured to facilitate lateral movement of the brace. The engagement between the hooks and the shelf is configured to restrict forward and rearward movement of the brace. Engagement between the clips and the shelf is configured to restrict vertical movement of the brace.
A digital finger for testing a touchscreen of an appliance using a testing robot is provided. A control circuit receives, from a load cell, first signals indicative of pressure applied by a finger holder simulating interaction with the touchscreen, the load cell being held by a load cell housing defining a channel for receiving the finger holder, such that when the finger holder is pressed onto the touchscreen, the finger holder moves to increase pressure against the load cell. The control circuit receives, from the appliance, second signals indicative of recognition of a touch to the touchscreen. The control circuit determines, response time of the touchscreen and/or the pressure required to operate the touchscreen based on the first and second signals.
A divider assembly for dividing a cooking cavity of an appliance includes a housing portion. The housing portion includes front and rear walls spaced-apart from one another, upper and lower walls spaced-apart from one another, and first and second end walls spaced-apart from one another to define an interior cavity. The housing portion further includes an access slot opening into the interior cavity of the housing portion. A roller is positioned within the housing portion for rotation therein. A deployable divider includes a flexible body portion having first and second ends. The deployable divider is coupled to the roller at the second end of the body portion. The deployable divider is operable between a deployed position, wherein a portion of the deployable divider is positioned outside of the housing portion, and a retracted position, wherein the deployable divider is housed within the interior cavity of the housing portion.
A refrigeration unit includes a cabinet and a first evaporator assembly. The first evaporator assembly is operable between an uninstalled condition and an installed condition. In the uninstalled condition, the first evaporator assembly is not assembled with the cabinet. In the installed condition, the first evaporator assembly is assembled with the cabinet. The first evaporator assembly includes a first evaporator, a first suction line connected to the first evaporator at a first suction line joint, and a first capillary tube connected to the first evaporator at a first capillary tube joint. The first suction line joint and the first capillary tube joint of the first evaporator assembly are leak testable in the uninstalled condition of the first evaporator assembly.
An insulation panel assembly for a refrigeration unit includes a first panel, a second panel coupled to the first panel, an evacuation hub defining an evacuation port that extends from an inlet to an outlet and a groove that extends around the inlet, and a conduit engaged with the evacuation hub. The second panel defines an aperture and includes a protruding surround that extends around the aperture. The evacuation hub is positioned such that the inlet is aligned with the aperture defined by the second panel and the groove receives the protruding surround of the second panel therein. Further, the conduit extends into the evacuation port via the outlet.
A laundry treating appliance includes a treating chamber, an agitator rotatably mounted in the treating chamber and having a skirt and a hollow shaft extending upwardly from the skirt, and a bulk dispenser located within the hollow shaft. The bulk dispenser includes a tubular tank with a rotatable actuator on one end, a dispenser on the other end, and a shaft passing through the tubular tank and connecting the rotatable actuator to the dispenser. A plurality of projections extend from the shaft for moving a treating chemistry through the hollow shaft.
A fabric treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior and having a top wall defining an access opening. A cover is provided that is movable relative to the cabinet between an open position and a closed position to selectively close the access opening. A tub is located within the interior and includes and open top aligned with the access opening. A rotatable basket is located within the tub and has a loading opening aligned with the open top and the access opening. A top wall extends between the cabinet and the tub. A scrubbing tool seat recessed in the top wall.
A household appliance for performing a cycle of operation according to a cycle of operation. The household appliance includes a cabinet defining a treating chamber, a tub located within the cabinet interior and defining a tub interior and having an access opening, a rotatable drum located within the tub interior, a user interface carried by the cabinet and coupled to a controller to provide data communication between the controller and a user, a pedestal for supporting the cabinet and comprising a liquid recirculation system for recirculating liquid to the treating chamber, at least one consumable received in a dock positioned in the pedestal for use in performing the cycle of operation, and, a luminary communication interface physically separated from the user interface and configured to emit at least one of colored light motion or light intensity patterns to illustrate a status of the at least one consumable.
An implement attachment holder for a hand mixer includes a body defining opposed first and second surfaces and first and second mounting projections coupled with the body and extending away from the first surface of the body at respective first and second locations spaced apart at a first distance along a first direction. The attachment holder further includes a device retention projection extending away from the second surface of the body and partially along the first surface to at least partially overlie the first and second locations from which the first and second mounting projections extend. The device retention projection further defines a plurality of attachment channels extending in a second direction normal to the first direction at spaced-apart locations along the device retention projection.
A47J 43/07 - Eléments ou parties constitutives, p.ex. outils pour mélanger ou pour battre
A47J 43/044 - Machines de ménage non prévues ailleurs, p.ex. pour moudre, mélanger, agiter, pétrir, émulsionner, fouetter ou battre les aliments, p.ex. actionnées par moteur à outils actionnés du côté du haut
A47J 43/06 - Machines de ménage non prévues ailleurs, p.ex. pour moudre, mélanger, agiter, pétrir, émulsionner, fouetter ou battre les aliments, p.ex. actionnées par moteur à instruments multiples interchangeables
B01F 27/13 - Agitateurs à cadre ajouré ou à cage non prévus dans d’autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
B01F 33/501 - Dispositifs de mélange mobiles, c. à. d. facilement déplaçables d'un endroit à l'autre, p.ex. portables pendant l'utilisation
14.
LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATION
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to a cycle of operation includes a chassis defining an interior. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior. An antenna is configured to receive RFID data from RFID tags on the laundry items and outputs a signal indicative of the RFID data. A controller receives the signal from the antenna and is configured to process the signal and to suggest, alter, or implement the cycle of operation based on the signal.
A trim breaker for sealing an outer wrapper of an appliance with an inner liner to form an insulation space therebetween is provided. The trim breaker includes a body including a rear wall, a first leg extending from the rear wall, and a second leg extending from the rear wall. The trim breaker also includes a front wall coupled with the body opposite the rear wall, wherein the front wall includes a channel extending inward toward the rear wall, and a chamber defined at least in part between the front wall and the rear wall.
A laundry appliance includes a blower for delivering process air through an airflow path that includes a rotating drum. A condensation system has a heat exchanger that dehumidifies process air within a condensing portion of the airflow path to produce a condensate. A residual condensing area of the airflow path is positioned upstream of the heat exchanger. The residual condensing area produces secondary condensate. A primary flow path delivers the condensate from the condensing portion to a sump. A secondary flow path delivers the secondary condensate from the residual condensing area to the sump.
An appliance ice-making compartment includes a housing which defines an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture. A first ice tray is disposed at a first height within the housing. A second ice tray is disposed at a second height within the housing where the first height is closer to a top of the housing compared to the second height. The second ice tray is closer to the inlet aperture compared to the first ice tray. An inlet duct is in fluid communication with the inlet aperture and configured to direct air toward the first ice tray and the second ice tray.
F25D 17/06 - Dispositions pour la circulation des fluides de refroidissement; Dispositions pour la circulation de gaz, p.ex. d'air, dans les enceintes refroidies pour la circulation de gaz, p.ex. convection naturelle par circulation d'air forcée
F25D 17/08 - Dispositions pour la circulation des fluides de refroidissement; Dispositions pour la circulation de gaz, p.ex. d'air, dans les enceintes refroidies pour la circulation de gaz, p.ex. convection naturelle par circulation d'air forcée en utilisant des conduits
A cooking adjustment system for a cooking appliance includes a body that defines a cooking cavity. A steam generator system is coupled to the body. The steam generator system is configured to inject steam into the cooking cavity. An air temperature sensor is disposed within the cooking cavity and configured to sense a dry bulb temperature. A food probe has multiple food temperature sensors. At least one of the food temperature sensors is configured to sense a surface temperature of a food item. A controller is communicatively coupled to the steam generator system, the air temperature sensor, and the food probe. The controller is configured to determine a wet bulb temperature utilizing the surface temperature of the food. The controller is configured to adjust relative humidity within the cooking cavity in response to at least one of the wet bulb temperature and the dry bulb temperature.
A refrigerator includes a filter, a receiver, a manifold, and a cam. The filter has a handle extending therefrom. The receiver defines a cavity configured to receive the filter. The manifold is configured to engage an opposing end of the filter relative to the handle via axial rotation of the filter. The manifold is configured to pivot upward to transition the filter to an activated position. The manifold is configured to pivot downward to transition the filter to a deactivated position. The cam is configured to interfere with the handle in response to partial axial rotation of the filter to prevent the filter from pivoting upward to the activated position. The cam is configured to provide clearance for the handle in response to full axial rotation of the filter to facilitate the filter pivoting upward to the activated position.
F25D 23/12 - Aménagements des compartiments annexes aux compartiments de refroidissement; Réfrigérateurs combinés avec un autre appareil, p.ex. une cuisinière
25.
LIQUID LEVEL ESTIMATION IN A STEAM GENERATION SYSTEM
A method of estimating fluid in a steam generation system includes periodically determining steam flow rates and drainage flow rates to accurately estimate fluid levels. The method includes determining a first steam flow rate of a steam generator. Before a present steam cycle, determine a starting quantity of liquid in one or more liquid reservoirs. During a present steam cycle, determine a quantity of liquid remaining in the one or more liquid reservoirs by determining a time the steam generator injected steam and multiplying the time by the first steam flow rate. Based on the first steam flow rate, determine a time remaining before the quantity of liquid remaining in the one or more liquid reservoirs is below a threshold and the one or more liquid reservoirs needs to be refilled. With the drain flow rate, the steam generation system can be emptied with minimized dry cycle duration.
F22B 37/46 - Utilisation, agencement ou disposition des dispositifs d'alarme ou des dispositifs automatiques de sécurité sensibles à un niveau d'eau trop bas ou trop élevé, p.ex. limitant, interrompant ou éteignant la combustion dans les chaudières
F22B 37/34 - Adaptation des chaudières pour améliorer la circulation de l'eau
F22B 37/50 - Dispositifs ou agencements pour enlever l'eau, les minéraux ou les boues des chaudières pour l'évacuation ou l'expulsion de l'eau
F22B 37/78 - Adaptation ou montage d'indicateurs de niveau
G01F 5/00 - Mesure d'une fraction du débit volumétrique
G01F 23/80 - Dispositions pour le traitement des signaux
A drain system for a laundry appliance is provided. The laundry appliance may be configured as a clothes dryer having a heat exchanger to cool and condense moisture-laden air received from the laundry drum. The drain system utilizes a drain structure to catch condensate from the heat exchanger and evacuate the condensate to a sump area. A blower and blower channel moves the dry air from the heat exchanger back to the drum. To prevent negative pressure in the blower channel from moving the condensate to the sump area, an air channel between the blower channel and sump area provides air flow communication.
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber; a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and moveable relative to the tub; a sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray into the dish rack; and a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer, wherein the deflector includes at least one wall that extends away from the base portion such that the at least one wall is positioned to prevent contact between the dishes in the dish rack and the sprayer.
A front-load laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub about a generally horizontal rotational axis. A plurality of lifters are coupled to an interior surface of the drum. A fluid delivery path is at least partially defined within the drum and the plurality of lifters. A fluid delivery system delivers fluid into the fluid delivery path in a direction parallel to the generally horizontal rotational axis.
D06F 37/06 - Nervures ou autres moyens de frottage faisant partie du réceptacle
D06F 23/02 - Machines à laver avec réceptacles, p.ex. perforés, et avec un mouvement rotatif, p.ex. oscillant, le réceptacle servant aussi bien pour le lavage que pour l'essorage centrifuge et tournant ou oscillant autour d'un axe horizontal
An automatic dishwasher configured to implement an automatic treating cycle of operation. The automatic dishwasher having a tub and a dish rack located within the dish treating chamber. The dish rack comprising a bottom wall having a first portion defined by a substantially planar portion extending across a first portion of bottom wall and second portion defined by a depression portion extending across a second portion of bottom wall.
A refrigerator includes an evaporator, a drain pan, a heater tube, and a bracket. The evaporator has refrigerant tubes configured to route refrigerant through the evaporator and fins configured to facilitate heat exchange between the refrigerant and air being directed across the evaporator. The drain pan is configured to receive condensation formed on an exterior of the evaporator. The heater tube has a first section that is internal relative to first and second ends of the evaporator. The heater tube has a second section that is external relative to first and second ends of the evaporator. The second section extends to the drain pan. The bracket is secured to the evaporator, engages the second section of the heater tube, and biases the second section of the heater tube into engagement with the drain pan.
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet, a first side support, a second side support, a first adapter plate, a second adapter plate, and a water tank. The cabinet defines an internal cavity. The first and second side supports are disposed within the internal cavity, define a drawer receptacle therebetween, and have first and second laterally inward facing surfaces defining first and second longitudinally extending slots, respectively. The first and second longitudinally extending slots are configured to receive drawer rollers. The first and second adapter plates are secured to the first and second laterally inward facing surfaces, respectively, and have third and fourth laterally inward facing surfaces defining third and fourth longitudinally extending slots, respectively. The water tank is disposed within the drawer receptacle and slidably engages the third and fourth longitudinally extending slots such that the water tank is adjustable in a longitudinal direction.
F25D 23/12 - Aménagements des compartiments annexes aux compartiments de refroidissement; Réfrigérateurs combinés avec un autre appareil, p.ex. une cuisinière
34.
RECIRCULATION HOSE ROUTING FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
A laundry appliance including a cabinet, a wash unit tub inside the cabinet, and a drum rotatably supported within the wash unit tub. The wash unit tub includes a front tub wall having a front tub opening. The drum defines a laundry compartment therein and includes a front drum opening that provides access to the laundry compartment. A front facia is mounted to the front tub wall of the wash unit tub. A recirculation hose extends between a pump that is positioned inside the cabinet at a location below the wash unit tub and a recirculation nozzle that is mounted to the wash unit tub at a position near the top of the front tub opening. The recirculation hose passes through a window in the front facia and is routed through a gap that is disposed between the front tub wall and the front facia to the recirculation nozzle.
A drying appliance includes a cabinet. A blower directs process air through a closed-loop airflow path and through a processing chamber and a condensing unit. The condensing unit is attached to an external surface of the cabinet. An open airflow path directs ambient air through the condensing unit and to an area exterior to the cabinet. The ambient air remains separated from the closed-loop airflow path. The condensing unit is configured to exchange heat between the process air within the closed-loop airflow path and the ambient air moved through the open airflow path. The ambient air cools and dehumidifies the process air to form condensate on an interior surface of the condensing unit.
A refrigeration system comprises a variable speed compressor and a first evaporator. A second evaporator is operably coupled in series with the first evaporator. A first valve is coupled to the variable speed compressor and the first evaporator. A second valve is fluidly coupled to the second evaporator, and a pressure regulator is coupled to the second valve.
F25B 49/02 - Disposition ou montage des dispositifs de commande ou de sécurité pour machines, installations ou systèmes du type à compression
F25B 5/04 - Machines, installations ou systèmes à compression, avec plusieurs circuits d'évaporateurs, p.ex. pour faire varier la puissance frigorifique disposés en série
F25B 41/22 - Disposition des soupapes, p.ex. de soupapes marche-arrêt ou de soupapes de régulation de débit entre l’évaporateur et le compresseur
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a front panel. A tub is positioned within the cabinet. A door is coupled to the front panel of the cabinet. The door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position. A bellows assembly is coupled to the front panel. The bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. A sealing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.
D06F 34/28 - Dispositions de choix du programme, p.ex. panneaux de commande à cet effet; Dispositions pour indiquer les paramètres du programme, p.ex. le programme choisi ou sa progression
A microwave oven includes a housing defining a cooking cavity and a component cavity external to the cooking cavity and a heating plate fixedly supported within the cooking cavity on a lower surface thereof and including an electric heating element disposed on at least a portion of the heating plate and defining first and second electric contact elements on an underside thereof. A pair of conductive connection elements are mounted within the component cavity and extend through the lower surface of the cooking cavity to define respective ends of the conductive connection elements that are moveable with respect to the lower surface of the cooking cavity and are in contact with the first and second electric contact elements of the heating plate.
F24C 7/02 - Poêles ou fourneaux chauffés à l’électricité à micro-ondes
F24C 7/06 - Disposition ou montage des éléments de chauffage électrique
H01R 13/629 - Moyens additionnels pour faciliter l'engagement ou la séparation des pièces de couplage, p.ex. moyens pour aligner ou guider, leviers, pression de gaz
A vacuum cleaner assembly is provided that includes a body extending along an axis to a base connection end that includes a protrusion. A handle extends from the body opposite the base connection end. A dust collection portion includes a body connection end that includes a track with a lock passage extending perpendicularly from the track. The protrusion is located in the lock passage in a locked position and in the track in an unlocked position to selectively remove the dust collection portion from the body.
An appliance includes a vacuum insulated structure that defines a first compartment and a second compartment with a trim breaker proximate the first and second compartments. A mullion extends between the first compartment and the second compartment. A reinforcement assembly is disposed between the vacuum insulated structure and the trim breaker. The reinforcement assembly includes a perimeter frame disposed on a peripheral edge of the first compartment and the second compartment and a central plate proximate the mullion. Attachment plates extend orthogonally from the central plate and connect the perimeter frame with the central plate. At least one door is hingedly coupled to the vacuum insulated structure.
A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a rotatable spray arm comprising an outlet, and a liquid supply conduit fluidly coupled to the spray arm. A pump can be fluidly coupled to the liquid supply conduit and operated to flow liquid through an aperture in the liquid supply conduit and through the outlet in the rotatable spray arm.
An accessory for an oven may include a frame configured to engage with each side of the oven during use, the frame forming a pair of side supports spaced and parallel to one another and each of the pair of side supports configured to engage with a rail of the oven on the respective side of the oven, and a pair of mesh supports spaced and parallel to one another and each of the pair of mesh supports extending between the side supports, and a mesh attached to the mesh supports and including a plurality of hinged panels configured to hinge with respect to the next panel in response to a container being placed on the mesh to allow the mesh to conform to the shape of the container.
A blade grinder that includes a base unit having a housing. The housing encloses a drive motor and defines a receiving cavity. A battery receiver is defined along a portion of the housing and a battery is removably coupled to the battery receiver. A blade implement is disposed within the receiving cavity, wherein the blade implement is configured to be driven by the drive motor. A bowl is positionable in an operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity. A lid is couplable to the housing to retain the bowl in the operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity.
A47J 42/46 - Mécanismes d'entraînement; Accouplement aux transmissions
A47J 43/046 - Machines de ménage non prévues ailleurs, p.ex. pour moudre, mélanger, agiter, pétrir, émulsionner, fouetter ou battre les aliments, p.ex. actionnées par moteur à outils actionnés du côté du fond
A47J 43/07 - Eléments ou parties constitutives, p.ex. outils pour mélanger ou pour battre
A cordless appliance includes a blender having a base unit with a housing and an upwardly opening upper cavity. A drive connection is positioned within the upwardly opening upper cavity. The housing further includes a battery-receiving cavity that is configured to receive a removable battery. A motor is disposed within the housing of the base unit it is contemplated to be powered by the removable battery. A blender jar includes an upper collar in an interior cavity. A first lid assembly is configured to be coupled to the upper collar of the blender jar and includes a blade assembly and a drive connecting member. A second lid assembly includes a cap member removably received on an open aperture of the second lid assembly. The first and second lid assemblies are configured for limited rotation with respect to the blender jar for engagement of the same.
A47J 43/046 - Machines de ménage non prévues ailleurs, p.ex. pour moudre, mélanger, agiter, pétrir, émulsionner, fouetter ou battre les aliments, p.ex. actionnées par moteur à outils actionnés du côté du fond
A47J 43/07 - Eléments ou parties constitutives, p.ex. outils pour mélanger ou pour battre
A clothes dryer includes a housing, a fan, and a sound blocker. The housing defines an internal cavity and an orifice. The fan is configured to direct air through the internal cavity. The sound blocker is disposed within the cavity and is configured to unwind and wind between a first position and a second position, respectively. In the first position, the sound blocker is unwound and disposed over the orifice to obstruct fluid communication between the internal cavity and an exterior of the housing via the orifice and to reduce noise emitted through the orifice. In the second position the sound blocker is wound and retracted away from the orifice to allow fluid communication between the internal cavity and the exterior of the housing via the orifice.
A combination washer/dryer appliance is described that includes a tub mounted within an appliance housing and a drum rotatably supported within the tub. A seal assembly that closes an air gap between a rear drum wall and a rear tub wall is mounted to the drum. The seal assembly includes a resilient flap and a travel limiter, which limits the amount of deflection of the resilient flap, thereby defining a maximum deflection limit for the resilient flap.
D06F 25/00 - Machines à laver à réceptacles, p.ex. perforés, animées d’un mouvement rotatif, p.ex. oscillant, le réceptacle servant aussi bien pour le lavage que pour l’essorage centrifuge, et comportant des moyens de séchage additionnels, p.ex. utilisant de l’ai
A cooking appliance includes a cooktop and a burner mounted on the cooktop. At least one coupling member is coupled to the cooktop. A grate, a griddle, or a reversible griddle is selectively coupled to the at least one coupling member and is operable between a raised position and a lowered position when the grate, the griddle, or the reversible griddle, is engaged with the coupling member.
A reversible tray for a dishwasher a reversible tray carried by the dish rack and removably disposed within the dish rack to flip between a first position and a second position.
A filter element for a removable filter apparatus of a laundry treating appliance includes a rectangular base and a filtration surface, integral to the rectangular base, defining a particulate capture chamber extending upwards from the rectangular base, the particulate capture chamber being centered along a midpoint of the rectangular base along the length of the filter element, the particulate capture chamber having an open bottom through the rectangular base.
D06F 37/06 - Nervures ou autres moyens de frottage faisant partie du réceptacle
B01D 29/03 - Filtres à éléments filtrants stationnaires pendant la filtration, p.ex. filtres à aspiration ou à pression, non couverts par les groupes ; Leurs éléments filtrants avec des éléments filtrants plats autoportants
B01D 29/96 - Filtres à éléments filtrants stationnaires pendant la filtration, p.ex. filtres à aspiration ou à pression, non couverts par les groupes ; Leurs éléments filtrants dans lesquels les éléments filtrants sont déplacés entre les opérations de filtration; Dispositions particulières pour enlever ou remplacer les éléments filtrants; Systèmes de transport pour filtres
A refrigerator includes an insulated cabinet having a sidewall with a passthrough opening through the sidewall. A resilient insulating member is disposed in the passthrough opening. The resilient insulating member includes flaps that form an airtight seal between the resilient insulating member and the passthrough opening. At least one utility line extends through an aperture in the resilient insulating member. The utility line may comprise fluid conduit, electrical line, or the like that operably connect one or more components through the sidewall of the cabinet.
A door panel for a refrigerating appliance includes an inner liner. An outer wrapper is attached to the inner liner and defines an insulating structure with an insulating cavity disposed therein. An insulating material is defined within the insulating cavity. A dispenser structure is defined within a central portion of the inner liner and the outer wrapper. The dispenser structure defines an insulated dispenser portion therein. A dispenser conduit extends from an interior area disposed above the dispenser structure to an external dispensing cavity and passing through the insulated dispenser portion.
F25D 23/12 - Aménagements des compartiments annexes aux compartiments de refroidissement; Réfrigérateurs combinés avec un autre appareil, p.ex. une cuisinière
A cooking system includes a support structure that has a support surface and a cooking device for placement on the support structure. A power transmission circuit is between the support structure and the cooking device. The power transmission circuit has a first power communication coil in the support structure, a second power communication coil in the cooking device, and a power source that is in communication with the first power communication coil. The first power communication coil is configured to induce an electrical current in the second power communication coil. A heat control circuit has a first heating device and a second heating device in the cooking device. The second heating device is disposed above the first heating device. A controller is configured to control a power level for the first and second heating devices.
A cooking appliance comprises an outer frame surface defining a cooktop and the cooktop defines an outlet port. An inner frame surface defines a heating cavity disposed below the cooktop and within the outer frame surface. The inner frame surface defines an inlet port and a chimney extends between a first end connected to the inlet port and a second end connected to the outlet port for directing steam from the heating cavity outside of the cooking appliance. A nozzle apparatus is connected around the outlet port and includes an inner wall defining at least one aperture. The at least one aperture is oriented at an acute angle relative to the cooktop. The nozzle apparatus includes at least one post for connection to the cooktop.
A combination washer/dryer machine has a rotatable drum inside a cabinet. The drum has an external surface. A tub is positioned inside the cabinet. The drum is rotatable in the tub. The tub has an inner surface. A seal extends between the exterior surface of the drum and the inner surface of the tub forming a desired gap during washing operations and the seal operates to minimize the bypass of drying air during drying operations.
D06F 25/00 - Machines à laver à réceptacles, p.ex. perforés, animées d’un mouvement rotatif, p.ex. oscillant, le réceptacle servant aussi bien pour le lavage que pour l’essorage centrifuge, et comportant des moyens de séchage additionnels, p.ex. utilisant de l’ai
D06F 37/22 - Supports, p.ex. supports souples, pour le réceptacle rotatif, le moteur, le récipient ou le cuvelage; Prévention ou amortissement des vibrations dans des machines avec un réceptacle tournant ou oscillant autour d'un axe horizontal
A stand mixer includes a motor output shaft and a locking planetary output. The locking planetary output has a center shaft operably connected with the output shaft for driven rotation about a fixed axis, an agitator shaft mounted to the center shaft such that the agitator shaft moves around the fixed axis of the center shaft in a planetary arrangement, and a planetary gear centrally arranged about the fixed axis of the center shaft. A gear unit is rotatably fixed on the agitator shaft and is slidably mounted therewith to be moveable between a first position, in which the gear unit is engaged with the planetary gear, and a second position in which the gear unit is disengaged from the planetary gear and is engaged with a locking member.
A47J 43/044 - Machines de ménage non prévues ailleurs, p.ex. pour moudre, mélanger, agiter, pétrir, émulsionner, fouetter ou battre les aliments, p.ex. actionnées par moteur à outils actionnés du côté du haut
A47J 43/07 - Eléments ou parties constitutives, p.ex. outils pour mélanger ou pour battre
A storage lid for a countertop appliance includes a body that has a first surface and a second surface and includes a raised peripheral wall that is disposed around the first surface and a lid that is disposed around the second surface. An elongated handle extends outwardly from the first surface and defines a recessed channel along the second surface of the body. A tab is operably coupled to the raised peripheral wall of the body. A sealing member is disposed proximate to the lip of the body.
A laundry appliance includes a basement housing comprising a capacitor receiver. A capacitor is disposed within the capacitor receiver to define a secured position. The capacitor receiver includes at least one retaining flange that is coupled to the basement housing via a living hinge. At least one retaining flange is outwardly biased away from a body of the capacitor when the capacitor is placed in an inserted position. At least one retaining flange includes a thread-engaging surface that operates to the secured position upon rotation of the capacitor in the inserted position.
F16B 37/08 - DISPOSITIFS POUR ASSEMBLER OU BLOQUER LES ÉLÉMENTS DE CONSTRUCTION OU LES PARTIES DE MACHINES, p.ex. CLOUS, CHEVILLES, ÉCROUS, VIS, BOULONS, BAGUES ANNULAIRES FORMANT RESSORT, BRIDES OU COLLIERS, CLIPS OU PINCES, COINS; ASSEMBLAGES OU JOINTURES Écrous ou pièces similaires avec entrées de filetage Écrous mobiles le long du boulon après basculement de l’écrou
F16B 29/00 - Assemblage à vis avec déformation de l'écrou ou d'un organe auxiliaire pendant la fixation
H01G 2/04 - Dispositifs de montage spécialement adaptés pour le montage sur un châssis
A laundry appliance includes a fluid pump that delivers process fluid through a fluid path. A tub is disposed within a cabinet and a drum that is rotationally operable within the tub. The tub and the drum define a portion of the fluid path, and a sprayer assembly is coupled with the tub for directing the process fluid into the drum. The sprayer assembly includes a first wall including a water inlet conduit and a light housing, a second wall spaced from the first wall, and a sidewall partially coupling the first wall and the second wall, thereby defining a cavity and an outlet.
D06F 39/08 - Dispositions pour l’alimentation ou l’évacuation des liquides
D06F 23/02 - Machines à laver avec réceptacles, p.ex. perforés, et avec un mouvement rotatif, p.ex. oscillant, le réceptacle servant aussi bien pour le lavage que pour l'essorage centrifuge et tournant ou oscillant autour d'un axe horizontal
A refrigeration appliance includes a freezer compartment fluidly coupled to an ice maker compartment via an ice maker return duct. An internal sensor is positioned within the freezer compartment and configured to sense a first condition within the freezer compartment. An external sensor is coupled to said refrigeration appliance and configured to sense a second condition external to said refrigeration appliance. A return fan is positioned within the ice maker return duct. A controller is operably coupled to the internal and external sensors to receive sensed first and second conditions. The controller is configured to determine a differential between the sensed first condition within the freezer compartment and the sensed second condition external to said refrigeration appliance. The controller activates the return fan to blow air from the ice maker compartment into the freezer compartment in response to the differential.
F25D 17/06 - Dispositions pour la circulation des fluides de refroidissement; Dispositions pour la circulation de gaz, p.ex. d'air, dans les enceintes refroidies pour la circulation de gaz, p.ex. convection naturelle par circulation d'air forcée
A laundry appliance including a cabinet, a tub, and a drum. The tub is positioned inside the cabinet. The tub includes a front tub wall having a front tub opening, a rear tub wall, and a tub sidewall that extends between the front tub wall and the rear tub wall. The drum is rotatably supported within the tub. The drum includes a front drum opening, a rear drum wall, a drum sidewall that extends between the front drum opening and the rear drum wall, and a laundry compartment positioned inside the drum that is accessible through the front drum opening. An air gap is positioned radially between the tub sidewall and the drum sidewall. At least one heating element is positioned on or in the tub sidewall to heat the tub sidewall and therefore air flowing through the air gap.
D06F 25/00 - Machines à laver à réceptacles, p.ex. perforés, animées d’un mouvement rotatif, p.ex. oscillant, le réceptacle servant aussi bien pour le lavage que pour l’essorage centrifuge, et comportant des moyens de séchage additionnels, p.ex. utilisant de l’ai
D06F 37/04 - Réceptacles rotatifs, p.ex. tambours adaptés pour rotation ou oscillation autour d'un axe horizontal ou incliné
A laundry appliance includes a tub that is positioned within a cabinet. A drum includes an imperforate outer wall that is rotationally positioned within the tub. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes a processing space defined within the drum. A heat exchange system conditions the process air that is delivered at least into the processing space as heated process air for drying articles contained within the processing space. The imperforate outer wall of the drum and the tub define supplemental heat exchange space that delivers supplemental heat through the imperforate outer wall and into the processing space. The supplemental heat exchange space is in thermal communication with the heat exchange system.
A dishwasher and method of operating a dishwasher according to a cycle of operation includes a set of electrical components, a controller operably coupled to the set of electrical components, and an electrical connector electrically coupling the controller to at least one electrical component in the set of electrical components.
A food-storage container includes a container body defining a storage area and a rim. A removable lid is connectable to the rim to seal the storage area. The lid defines a vent hole. A latch assembly of the container has a latch and a vent flap. The latch is pivotally attached to the lid and is configured to engage with the container body to secure the lid to the rim when in a latched position. The vent flap is pivotal relative to the latch between an open position in which the flap is spaced from the vent hole and a sealing position in which the flap seals the vent hole.
B65D 81/34 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu pour emballer des aliments devant être cuits ou chauffés dans l'emballage
A door assembly and laundry treating appliance with a door assembly can include a door selectively closing an open face defined by a chassis. A hinge can be mounted to the door and define a first rotation axis. An actuator can be operably coupled to the hinge and define a rotational motion path to rotate the door about the first rotation axis.
A refrigeration system of a household appliance including a compressor, a drip pan configured to collect evaporator condensate, and a pre-condenser. The pre-condenser includes a coil extending from the compressor and having a deformable section and a nondeformable section, wherein the deformable section is disposed between the drip pan and the compressor, and at least a portion of the nondeformable section is disposed in the drip pan such that heat from the coil aids in evaporation of the condensate.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electric food mixing machines and attachments therefor sold
together as a unit; attachments for electric food mixing
machines sold separately, namely, grinding, chopping,
slicing, shredding and grating attachments; electric coffee
grinders; vacuum cleaners. Rechargeable electric batteries; chargers for electric
batteries.
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a dish rack having a first wash zone and a second wash zone, and a spray tube having at least one set of nozzles and rotatable between a first position and a second position.
A47L 15/18 - Machines à laver ou à rincer la vaisselle ou les ustensiles de table à panier à vaisselle fixe et système de pulvérisation à l'intérieur de la cuve de nettoyage à système de pulvérisation à montage mobile
A47L 15/42 - Machines à laver ou à rincer la vaisselle ou les ustensiles de table - Parties constitutives
83.
Combined dispensing brush and holder for fabric care appliance
A cooking appliance includes a body that defines a cooking cavity, a door that defines a storage pocket, and a partition. The door is movable relative to the body between a closed position, wherein the door covers an opening to the cooking cavity, and an open position, wherein access to the cooking cavity is provided. The partition is operable between a stowed condition, wherein the partition is disposed within the storage pocket defined by the door, and the use condition, wherein the partition is positioned within the cooking cavity and divides the cooking cavity into a first sub-cavity and a second sub-cavity.
A laundry treating appliance includes a clothes mover coupled to a motor, and a controller arranged to control the motor. The controller determines a respective value of a first parameter and a second parameter, and compares the determined values with predetermined respective threshold values. Based on the comparing, the controller selects a motor actuation sequence comprising a first power cycle having a first ON period and first OFF period, and a second power cycle having a second ON period and second OFF period. Each first and second ON period includes providing power to the motor for a respective first and third duration, and each first and second OFF period includes cutting off power to the motor for a respective second and fourth duration. The controller controls a speed of rotation of the clothes mover by triggering the first power cycle and a second power cycle to the motor.
A vacuum insulated structure includes a trim breaker having a wrapper channel and a liner channel that extend perimetrically about the trim breaker. An inner liner is attached to the trim breaker at the liner channel. An outer wrapper is attached to the trim breaker at the wrapper channel. A metallic plate is disposed within the trim breaker and extends from a first area proximate the liner channel to a second area proximate the wrapper channel. The metallic plate defines an internal barrier to gas permeation through the trim breaker.
B32B 15/082 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de métal comprenant un métal comme seul composant ou comme composant principal d'une couche adjacente à une autre couche d'une substance spécifique de résine synthétique comprenant des résines acryliques
B29C 45/00 - Moulage par injection, c. à d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule fermé; Appareils à cet effet
B29C 45/14 - Moulage par injection, c. à d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule fermé; Appareils à cet effet en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p.ex. moulage par injection autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
B32B 15/09 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de métal comprenant un métal comme seul composant ou comme composant principal d'une couche adjacente à une autre couche d'une substance spécifique de résine synthétique comprenant des polyesters
B32B 15/18 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de métal comportant du fer ou de l'acier
An appliance includes a cabinet with a rear panel. The rear panel defines a recessed portion with an offset surface and an aperture defined on the offset surface. A power connector is disposed in the aperture. The power connector includes a cable engagement section configured to engage a power cable and a source engagement section opposing the cable engagement section. The source engagement section extends through the rear panel to engage a power receiver within the cabinet. A mounting flange is disposed between the cable engagement section and the source engagement section and operably couples to the offset surface. A cover is coupled to the rear panel over the recessed portion. The cover includes an outer rim and a body protruding outward from the outer rim. An opening is defined between a bottom section of the body and the rear panel through which the power cable is configured to extend.
An appliance mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket with first and second distal arms that flare outward in opposing directions from an attachment body and couple to a panel. The mounting bracket includes a pair of coupling members that extend from the attachment body toward the panel surface and distal ends that curve inward toward one another. A self-clinching nut has an undercut, serrated clinching ring, and base. The undercut and the serrated clinching ring are disposed within an aperture defined by the attachment body. A ladder rack has first and second sides coupled via an attachment wall. The first and second sides define protrusions that engage the pair of coupling members in an interference fit. The attachment wall defines a receiving hole that aligns with the aperture. A threaded fastener extends through the receiving hole and engages the self-clinching nut to fasten the ladder rack to the mounting bracket.
F25D 25/00 - Introduction, port ou déchargement des produits à refroidir
F16B 37/00 - DISPOSITIFS POUR ASSEMBLER OU BLOQUER LES ÉLÉMENTS DE CONSTRUCTION OU LES PARTIES DE MACHINES, p.ex. CLOUS, CHEVILLES, ÉCROUS, VIS, BOULONS, BAGUES ANNULAIRES FORMANT RESSORT, BRIDES OU COLLIERS, CLIPS OU PINCES, COINS; ASSEMBLAGES OU JOINTURES Écrous ou pièces similaires avec entrées de filetage
95.
MULTI-LAYER ENCAPSULATION SYSTEM FOR JOINT SEALING OF VACUUM INSULATED CABINETS
An appliance includes an outer wrapper, an inner liner, a trim breaker having a channel that receives at least one of a wrapper edge of the outer wrapper and a liner edge of the inner liner, and a composite encapsulation system that hermetically seals an insulating cavity defined between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. The composite encapsulation system includes a base adhesive and an outer adhesive, wherein the base adhesive defines a structural adhesive component and the outer adhesive defines a sealing adhesive component.
F16B 11/00 - Assemblage d'éléments structuraux ou parties de machines par collage ou en les pressant l'un contre l'autre, p.ex. soudage sous pression à froid
F25D 23/08 - Parties fabriquées entièrement ou principalement en matériaux plastiques
A divider for an oven includes a first panel configured to spatially separate the oven cavity into respective upper and lower sub-cavities. The first panel defines a first plurality of apertures therethrough. A second panel is slidably mounted to the first panel and defines a second plurality of apertures that are collectively moveable relative to the first plurality of apertures by sliding of the second panel relative to the first panel between a heat transmission position and a closed position, wherein the ones of the second plurality of apertures are respectively aligned and unaligned with the respective ones of the first apertures. In various aspects, the divider may be configured as an integrated or permanently installed feature of an oven or may be a removable accessory for use with an oven.
F24C 15/16 - Tablettes, crémaillères ou planchettes intérieures aux fours; Leurs supports
F26B 21/02 - Circulation de l'air ou des gaz en cycles fermés, p.ex. totalement à l'intérieur de l'enceinte de séchage
F24C 15/18 - Disposition des compartiments additionnels autres que ceux de cuisson, p.ex. pour le chauffage ou pour le rangement d'ustensiles ou des bacs à combustibles; Aménagements d'appareils additionnels de chauffage ou de cuisson, p.ex. grils
A vacuum insulated structure for an appliance includes a trim breaker defining a first groove and a second groove. A first panel is disposed within the first groove and coupled to the trim breaker. A second panel is disposed within the second groove and coupled to the trim breaker. An adhesive is disposed within the first and second grooves and coupled to the first and second panels, respectively, wherein the trim breaker has a heat deflection temperature of at least 100° Celsius.
A method of operating a laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a treating cycle of operation. The laundry treating appliance comprises a treating chamber for receiving the laundry that is selectively accessible through a door movable between opened and closed positions. The method comprises determining at the end of a laundry treating cycle whether the door has been opened and subsequently reclosed and reducing humidity in the treating chamber after the determination that the door has been reclosed.
D06F 58/38 - Commande des phases de fonctionnement, p.ex. optimisation ou amélioration des phases de fonctionnement en fonction des caractéristiques du linge du séchage, p. ex. pour atteindre l’humidité voulue
99.
Refrigerator appliance and corresponding shelving system
A refrigerator shelving system includes a plate, an elongated support member, and a support brace. The plate has a front edge, a rear edge, and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. The elongated support member has a base secured to the rear edge of the plate. The elongated support member has a rail protruding upward from the base. The rail extends between the side edges of the plate. The support brace is disposed on a top of the plate. The support brace slidably engages the rail such that the support brace is slidable between the side edges. The support brace defines a notch configured to engage a bottle disposed on the top of the plate to restrict movement of the bottle.
A dishwasher with for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation. The dishwasher has a chassis comprising a base on which is supported a open-faced tub, which at least partially defines a treating chamber; a closure selectively moveable between and an open position and a closed position to selectively open and close the open-faced tub, a controller for selectively controlling the cycle of operation of the dishwasher, and a dispenser assembly comprising an engagement assembly in communication with the controller; the engagement assembly operably coupled with at least one of a dispensing device and one or more dispensing cartridges to adjust the position of one of the dispensing device and/or the dispensing cartridges to selectively dispense treating chemistry from the selected dispensing cartridge.
